Revised Version 1895

Job 16:14-22

14He breakethmeH6440withbreachפֶ֭רֶץFe.retzH6556uponעַל־'al-H5921breachפָ֑רֶץFa.retzH6556; he runnethuponעָלַ֣י'a.LaiH5921meH6440like a giant.

15I havesewedתָּ֭פַרְתִּיTa.far.tiH8609sackclothשַׂ֣קsakH8242uponעֲלֵ֣י'a.LeiH5921myskinגִלְדִּ֑יgil.DiH1539, and have laid myhornקַרְנִֽי׃kar.NiH7161in thedustבֶעָפָ֣רve.'a.FarH6083.

16Myfaceפָּנַ֣יpa.NaiH6440is foul withweepingבֶ֑כִיVe.khiH1065, and on myeyelidsעַפְעַפַּ֣י'af.'a.PaiH6079is theshadowH6757ofdeathH6757;

17AlthoughH3808there isnoH3808violenceחָמָ֣סcha.MasH2555in minehandsבְּכַפָּ֑יbe.kha.PaiH3709, and myprayerוּֽתְפִלָּתִ֥יu.te.fi.la.TiH8605ispureזַכָּֽה׃za.KahH2134.

18Oearthאֶ֭רֶץ'E.retzH776,coverתְּכַסִּ֣יte.kha.SiH3680notH408thou mybloodדָמִ֑יda.MiH1818, andletH408mycryלְזַעֲקָתִֽי׃le.za.'a.ka.TiH2201havenoH408restingplaceמָ֝ק֗וֹםma.KomH4725.

19Evenגַּם־gam-H1571nowעַ֭תָּה'A.tahH6258,beholdהִנֵּה־hi.neh-H2009, mywitnessעֵדִ֑י'e.DiH5707is inheavenבַשָּׁמַ֣יִםva.sha.Ma.yimH8064, and he that coucheth for me is onhighבַּמְּרוֹמִֽים׃ba.me.ro.MimH4791.

20Myfriendsרֵעָ֑יre.'AiH7453scornmeH413: but mineeyeעֵינִֽי׃'ei.NiH5869pourethoutH413tears untoGodאֱ֝ל֗וֹהַ'e.Lo.haH433;

21That he would maintain the right of amanH120withGodאֱל֑וֹהַּ'e.Lo.ahH433, and of asonוּֽבֶן־u.ven-H1121ofmanH120with his neighbour!

22For when afewמִסְפָּ֣רmis.ParH4557yearsשְׁנ֣וֹתshe.NotH8141arecomeH1980, I shallgoאֶהֱלֹֽךְ׃'e.he.LokhH1980thewayוְאֹ֖רַחve.'O.rachH734whence I shallnotלֹא־lo'-H3808returnאָשׁ֣וּב'a.ShuvH7725.

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